The A.I.E.E. as an Educational Institution

One of the objects of the A.I.E.E. as stipulated in its Constitution is “the maintenance of a high professional standing among its members.” To maintain a high individual professional standing, an engineer must keep himself informed of technical advances in his field; in other words, if he expects to advance in his profession his education cannot stop after graduation from an educational institution, but must continue throughout his career. In this, his opening address at the Institute's 1935 winter convention, President Johnson brings clearly and forcefully to the attention of Institute members the many educational activities of the Institute that will help them maintain high professional standing. He urges that members of the Institute “realize the dependence of their individual professional standing upon their continuing education, and make full use of the opportunities offered by the Institute.” This address was prepared originally for presentation at a meeting of the Pittsburgh Section of the Institute, and was read before that body by E. C. Stone on January 8, 1935; by request, President Johnson revised and extended it for presentation at the winter convention.